The curvature of convex sum of metrics and applications

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Main Authors: Cavenaghi, Leonardo F., Galindo, Giovane, Sperança, Llohann D.
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Published: 2021
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author Cavenaghi, Leonardo F.
Galindo, Giovane
Sperança, Llohann D.
author_facet Cavenaghi, Leonardo F.
Galindo, Giovane
Sperança, Llohann D.
contents In this note, we derive explicit formulae for the curvature of a convex sum of Riemannian metrics, \(g_t = (1-t)g_0 + t g_1\). We study whether such a deformation can increase the \emph{average} of the Riemann curvature component \(R_t(X,Y,Y,X)\) along an immersed, totally geodesic flat torus. Because a first-order increase is prohibited, we obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for \(g_t\) to have a positive average variation of order \(r \geq 2\). These conditions are applied to paths joining \(g_0\) to classical metric deformations, including conformal changes, vertical warpings, and Cheeger deformations.
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spellingShingle The curvature of convex sum of metrics and applications
Cavenaghi, Leonardo F.
Galindo, Giovane
Sperança, Llohann D.
Differential Geometry
In this note, we derive explicit formulae for the curvature of a convex sum of Riemannian metrics, \(g_t = (1-t)g_0 + t g_1\). We study whether such a deformation can increase the \emph{average} of the Riemann curvature component \(R_t(X,Y,Y,X)\) along an immersed, totally geodesic flat torus. Because a first-order increase is prohibited, we obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for \(g_t\) to have a positive average variation of order \(r \geq 2\). These conditions are applied to paths joining \(g_0\) to classical metric deformations, including conformal changes, vertical warpings, and Cheeger deformations.
title The curvature of convex sum of metrics and applications
topic Differential Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.14781